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Climate Change Negotiations Exclude the Most Impacted: The Young and the Poor
Climate change negotiations, policies and implementation are largely constructed by the wealthy and privileged.
The Crimes of French Imperialism
French foreign policy has been increasingly muscular, particularly in its old colonial stomping ground.
Campus Protests Are the Result of Generations of Racist Exclusion
Campus movements across the nation must be seen in the context of generations of exclusion, inequality and resistance.
Unmasking the Faceless Dead
The only way to humanize violence is to unmask the faceless dead.
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The Ugly Truth About the Devaluation of Domestic Work
There are over 2 million in-home caregivers nationwide, and our workforce is made up of mostly women and people of color.
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The Intertwining Worlds of Monsanto, Huxley and Orwell
The worlds created by Huxley and Orwell have the ideological themes of power and control, relevant to the present day story of Monsanto.
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Higher Education Is a Key to Decarceration: Let’s Pass the REAL Act
College education is a gateway to shrinking our prison population and empowering formerly incarcerated people and those behind bars.
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The War on Terror Is a War on Youth: Paris and the Impoverishment of the Future
The war on youth is being waged against and by young people. They are both subjects and objects in a global cycle of violence.
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My Mom Fled War, Too: Finding Compassion for Syrian Refugees
Yessenia Funes: Like refugees everywhere, my mom gave her children the gift of a better life - and an understanding of what it means to risk everything for it.
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The Power of Choice: Chicago’s Black Organizers Refuse a Meeting With Mayor Emanuel
The power of the Black community has been asserted, and the legitimacy of a politician has been denied.